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9 Ways to Whiten Your Teeth -- Fast

We talked to best in the business to get all the red-carpet tricks for making your teeth shine, stat

by Sharon J. Yi, Allie Flinn

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How to Whiten Teeth Fast: Don't Brush Your Teeth Too Much Or too hard. Coffee, wine and tea are common teeth-staining culprits, and trying to scrub them off too hard with your toothbrush can also strip away your enamel, explains Yazdan. "The underlying dentin is yellow so the teeth become yellow." Sands adds that over-brushing can also cause your gums to recede.

However, poor oral hygiene also leads to yellow teeth. So it's crucial to brush efficiently to get off plaque, without stripping off your enamel. "The key is to spend at least two minutes brushing every surface of your teeth, up around your gums where most of the plaque accumulates," says Yazdan. She recommends using Plaque HD, a new color-changing toothpaste that shows you exactly where plaque is. Yazdan says it removes four times the plaque as regular toothpaste.

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rinse with 50/50 peroxide and water, eat a raw apple, brush with baking soda, oil pull (swill) with coconut oil, popcorn, and believe it or not, brush with the contents of an activated charcoal capsule, and brush off. It will take a few times, and look like "very bad" teeth for a few minutes lol but will be whiter when you're done.

by veryvanilla Tuesday, April 16, 2013 at 10:58PM Report as inappropriate

I knew about eating cheese, but I had no idea about eating strawberries. I love Super Smile. Using Vaseline takes me back to my days of being a majorette, when we would apply to our teeth so that we could smile continually. I also love "Dentisse," a tooth polish with the chief ingredient of clay. It is unique but works well to deep-clean.

by GigiSD Tuesday, April 16, 2013 at 08:51PM Report as inappropriate

Great !! Nice though!!

by northrydentists Wednesday, April 10, 2013 at 04:07AM Report as inappropriate

The information is nice but it was not what I was expecting.

by shellychen1110 Monday, January 7, 2013 at 02:41PM Report as inappropriate

Nice information

by EricaC123 Wednesday, December 26, 2012 at 07:11AM Report as inappropriate

i don't know about putting vaseline on my teeth, will they feel yucky afterwards or do you taste it? has anyone tried this yet on total beauty?

by ernestina65 Sunday, October 28, 2012 at 01:29PM Report as inappropriate

another reason for me to drink Vodka, it helps with bad breath, has anyone tried the chocolate vodka, it is good

by ernestina65 Sunday, October 28, 2012 at 01:23PM Report as inappropriate

Vodka and bronzer?!? This was very interesting!

by Chris213 Saturday, October 27, 2012 at 08:06AM Report as inappropriate

Learned some new things.

by Nursetre Friday, October 26, 2012 at 08:42PM Report as inappropriate

Thanks for the tip. But not sure how well red lipstick suites darker skin colors. Also vaseline states that its for external application only. Cleaning jel and strawberries seem like good tips

by Pinky5 Monday, October 15, 2012 at 08:57AM Report as inappropriate